Registered Nurse - Palliative Care

Calvary Health Care; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging

Discounted health insurance

Gym memberships

Paid parental leave

Training and career opportunities

Flexible hours

Job summary

Calvary Home Care in Adelaide seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for community and home-based palliative care. You will deliver complex care, education, and symptom management in clients’ homes or residential settings during overnight shifts.

The role requires current AHPRA nursing registration, 2+ years in palliative care, and a commitment to ongoing professional development within a mission-based, supportive team.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA Nursing registration.
• Post graduate qualifications (or working towards) in Palliative Care.
• NDIS Clearance (or willingness to obtain one).
• Police Clearance within 6 months (or willingness to obtain one).

Responsibilities

• Provide care to palliative care clients in home or residential settings.
• Deliver high-quality patient education and symptom management.
• Perform complex wound care and catheter/line care as required.
• Document accurately in client records and communicate with the clinical team.

Skills

Nursing

Palliative care

Home care

Clinical documentation

Team communication

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Palliative Care

NDIS Clearance

Police Clearance

Tools

CPR

Manual handling

Job description

Calvary Home Care - Adelaide

• Make a difference at one of Australia's leading health care providers
• Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment
• Join one of Adelaide's largest growing clinical community teams

• Adelaide, SA, Australia
• Permanent
• Closing on: Oct 10 2026

Community Registered Nurses - Palliative Care

• Make a difference at one of Australia's leading health care providers
• Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment
• Join one of Adelaide's largest growing clinical community teams

About The Role

As a member of the Calvary Home Care team and as an experienced RN, you will provide care to palliative care clients from various short term/long terms programs. You will provide complex care to clients by working independently to support clients and their stakeholders overnight. As a Palliative Care nurse, you will provide high quality patient education, symptom management and End of Life Care in the comfort of a client's home or residential accommodation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and education for clients with terminal diagnoses
• Education and support for families and carers
• Administration and preparation of s/c medications and CSCI for symptom management
• General nursing care including simple and complex wound care, IDC/SPC care, PICC dressings
• Accurate/ Timely documentation in all client records.
• Appropriate communication within the clinical team and community palliative care teams and referrers to ensure care is provided.
• Complete initial assessments/develop care plans to ensure best outcome for our clients.
• Monitor and update care plans to ensure appropriate care is provided
• Recognise and respond to clinical deterioration, with appropriate escalation.
• Promoting best practice and initiating quality improvement activities

What You Bring

• Current AHPRA Nursing
• Minimum 2 years palliative care nursing experience, community experience desirable
• Post graduate qualifications (or working towards) in Palliative Care
• NDIS Clearance (or willingness to obtain one)
• Police Clearance within 6 months (or willingness to obtain one)
• Use of own car - KM allowance provided
• Full drivers licence, reliable and comprehensively insured carCPR and Manual handling
• A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter.

With over 130 years' experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
• Paid parental leave
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You may be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella